Asia's 4x-platinum debut album exploded onto the music scene in March 1982 with several Top 10 singles and sales estimated at over ten million copies. This "supergroup," featuring bassist/vocalist John Wetton, drummer Carl Palmer, keyboardist Geoff Downes, and guitarist Steve Howe, was the logical successor to their collective bands of the 70s – Yes, ELP, King Crimson, and The Buggles. Asia contains their biggest hit "Heat of the Moment," which reached No. 4 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Upon its release, Asia reached No. 1 in the US and spent nine weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart. It ended up being the No. 1 album in the country that year.